Abrahms Prize in Fiction
To a senior English major for outstanding achievement in fiction writing offered in honor of Sally Abrahms ’75 by her family.
2019 - Kathleen Sarah Cowherd '19
2018 - Maia Carroll Hibbett '18
2018 - Riley Stephen Meachem '18
2017 - Phoebe Joan Corde '17
2016 - Rachel Elizabeth Matson '16
2015 - Caroline Francesca Lazar '15
2014 - William Robert Shadbolt '14
2013 - Munib A. Khan '13
2012 - Sarah Elizabeth Fasano '12
2012 - Alexander Nicholas Soffron '12
Abrahms Prize for Non-Fiction
To an English major for outstanding achievement in non-fiction writing offered in honor of Sally Abrahms ’75 by her family.
2019 - Audrey Margaret Black '21
2018 - Cossette Juliette Wrobel '19
2017 - Andrew Joseph Dowds '17
2015 - Noam Shai Waksman '15
2014 - Samuel G. Norcross '14
2013 - Jerell Gebriel Mays '14
2012 - Julianne Fowler '12
Abrahms Prize for an Outstanding Senior English Major
For a senior distinguished by outstanding work in the major, offered in honor of Sally Abrahms ’75 by her family.
2019 - Suguru Ikeda '19
2019 - Summer Cossette-Juliette Wrobel '19
Sally Abrahms '75 Prize for an Outstanding Sophomore English Major
For a sophomore distinguished by outstanding work in the major, offered in honor of Sally Abrahms ’75 by her family.
2019 - Sara Nellie Vandeusen '21
Benjamin T. Marshall Prize
Awarded for the best original poem. Established in memory of the second president of the College by the reunion gifts of several classes.
2019 - Summer Cossette-Juliette Wrobel '19
2018 - Danielle Eileen Hart '18
2017 - Lauren Elizabeth Baretta '18
2016 - Jacob Roper Summers '16
2014 - Asia Claire Calcagno '14
2013 - Asia Claire Calcagno '14
2012 - Elizabeth Marie Larkin '14
Charles B. Palmer Prize of the Academy of American Poets
Awarded for best poem or group of poems (up to five poems) by any student. (Student need not be an English major.) Given in memory of Charles B. Palmer, longtime associate and generous friend of the Connecticut College library.
2018 - Cossette Juliette Wrobel '19
2017 - Melissa Browning Ferrie '17
2016 - Riley Stephen Meachem '18
2014 - Asia Claire Calcagno '14
2013 - Jennifer Lynn Herbert '13
2012 - Asia Claire Calcagno '14
Henrietta O. Rogers '28 Prize
Awarded for excellence in poetry. Established by family and friends in memory of Henrietta O. Rogers ’28.
2019 - Deverly Daniela Perez '20
2018 - Lauren Elizabeth Baretta '18
2017 - Samantha Bruce Weisenthal '18
2016 - Cossette Juliette Wrobel '19
2014 - Kathleen Allison Radigan '17
2013 - Kevin Wesley Tyler '13
2012 - Michael Isaac Corenthal '13
Hamilton M. Smyser Prize
Awarded for the best short story written by an undergraduate. (Student need not be an English major to enter.) Students should submit no more than two stories. Given anonymously in honor of Hamilton M. Smyser, the late Professor Emeritus of English.
2018 - Samantha Bruce Weisenthal '18
2017 - Allie Brown Goodrich '17
2016 - Cory Matthew Scarola '16
2015 - Arielle Eden Silver-Willner '18
2014 - Caroline Francesca Lazar '15
2013 - Zander Makar Asplundh-Smith '14
2013 - Munib A. Khan '13
2012 - Eva Liora Jablow '12
Professor Gerda Taranow Prize
Awarded for the best work by an English major in an advanced or intermediate Shakespeare course. Offered by students and friends of Professor Gerda Taranow on the occasion of her retirement.
2019 - Kayla Ann Kibbe '19
2018 - Riley Stephen Meachem '18
2017 - Kathryn Rose Alderman '17
2016 - Margaret Hunter Fixler '16
2015 - Ayla Jane Zuraw-Friedland '15
2013 - Caroline Grace Mills '13
2012 - Julianne Fowler '12
John Edwin Wells Memorial Prize
Awarded to a senior English major for work in the field of English distinguished for clarity of thought and judgment.
2019 - Kayla Ann Kibbe '19
2018 - Maia Carroll Hibbett '18
2017 - Allie Brown Goodrich '17
2016 - Rachel Elizabeth Matson '16
2016 - Alexis Koumjian Cheney '16
2013 - Christina Jolan Fogarasi '13
2012 - Sarah Elisabeth Seigle '12
Sarah Ensign Cady Memorial Prize
Awarded for reading English aloud in a clear, meaningful way.
2019 - Isabelle Mae Stevens '22
2019 - Oliver Mcgrath Sobieski '22
2018 - Hayley Vose Santaflorentina '19
2017 - Elizabeth Audley Bolger '17
2017 - Hayley Rose Santaflorentina '19
2016 - Gerard Kirkman Lanzano '17
2015 - Nicole Brittany Hogan '16
2014 - Asia Claire Calcagno '14
2013 - Noam Shai Waksman '15
2012 - Elizabeth Marie Larkin '14
James R. Baird Prize
Awarded for the best critical essay or for exceptional work in an advanced or intermediate literature course.
2019 - Ashley Brie Myers '19
2018 - Kayla Ann Kibbe '19
2017 - Elizabeth Audley Bolger '17
2016 - Rachel Elizabeth Matson '16
2015 - Mitchell Ryan Paro '16
2015 - Matthew Jay Whiman '15
2014 - Sarah Alice Pincus '14
2013 - Raymond Emmanuel Hawkins '13
2012 - Jennifer Lynn Herbert '13
The Robley Evans Award for an Outstanding Junior English Major
For a junior distinguished by outstanding work in the major, offered by former student Sally Abrahms ‘75.
2019 - Lauren Elizabeth Mcnamara '20
Elizabeth Kennedy Fund
There is no specific award; however this endowed fund provides money for some of the other prizes, and the Elizabeth Kennedy Fund is acknowledged.